Avionics News July 2016 - 13

one rebate per aircraft owner. An aircraft owner
means either a single individual owner or any owning entity (any legal ownership entity including but
not limited to an LLC, corporation, partnership or
joint venture) identified as the owner of the eligible
aircraft in the FAA Civil Aviation Registry.
* Exclusions - All aircraft for which the FAA has
already paid or previously committed to upgrade to
meet the ADS-B Out mandate. Software upgrades
to existing equipment are not eligible. Aircraft that
already have a Version 2 ADS-B Out system prior
to the launch of the data collection system are not
eligible. New aircraft produced after Jan. 1, 2016,
are not eligible.
For reimbursement under this program, the FAA Civil
Aircraft Registry information regarding ownership is
controlling, and the rebate program will use the publicly
available database to determine eligibility requirements
based on the aircraft information. The aircraft owner
is responsible for ensuring that the FAA Civil Aircraft
Registry information is accurate before a claim for the
rebate is submitted.
To request a rebate, the applicant must provide via the
program website a valid email address for official correspondence and notifications and aircraft-specific information such as the aircraft registration number, TSO-certified
equipment purchased and scheduled installation date.
Once the information is submitted, the FAA will validate
eligibility for the program with the official records regarding aircraft ownership contained in the publicly available
Civil Aircraft Registry. Rebates will only be mailed to
the registered owner and address as indicated in the Civil
Aircraft Registry. Additionally, anyone requesting a rebate
must accept legal notices electronically by acknowledging
their agreement and acceptance and providing the name
of the person submitting the information on the individual
web application.
Through the ADS-B Rebate Program, aircraft owners
will be permitted to reserve a rebate, validate their installation, and then claim their rebate through the ADS-B
Rebate Program website. The program steps and timeline
requirements are as follows:
1. Decide: The aircraft owner arranges for purchase
and schedules installation of TSO-certified avionics
for an eligible aircraft.
2. Reserve: Before avionics installation occurs, the
aircraft owner must go to the ADS-B Rebate

Program website to submit information for a
rebate reservation. Upon successful submission,
the system will generate an email with a Rebate
Reservation Code. During the rebate reservation process, the eligible aircraft's information is
validated against the FAA Civil Aircraft Registry,
including ownership information. If there are discrepancies, the aircraft owner may continue with
the reservation process; but before a valid Incentive
Code can be obtained in step 5, the aircraft owner
must ensure that the FAA Civil Aircraft Registry
data for their eligible aircraft is corrected.
3. Install: TSO-certified ADS-B avionics are installed
in the eligible aircraft.
4. Fly and validate: Only after the prior steps are
completed, the eligible aircraft must be flown in
the airspace defined in 14 CFR 91.225 for at least
30 minutes, with at least 10 aggregate minutes
of maneuvering flight, per the guidance in AC
20-165B, sections 4.3.2 and 4.3.2.3-4.3.2.6 for Part
23 aircraft. After flight, the ADS-B data is used to
generate a Public Compliance Report and General
Aviation Incentive Requirements Status Report,
which is how the performance of the eligible aircraft's ADS-B installation is validated.
Note: It may be necessary to repeat this step more
than once until the GAIRS Report indicates Pass
for all fields and provides an Incentive Code in the
Rebate Status section. Once proper installation and
operation of the ADS-B is validated, the FAA will
notify the applicant using the email address provided at the time of rebate request.
5. Claim: Within 60 days of the scheduled installation date, the aircraft owner gathers their Rebate
Reservation Code (from step 2) and their Incentive
Code (from step 4) and submits this information
as well as their name and aircraft number via the
ADS-B Rebate Program website to complete the
claim for their rebate.
More information can be found online at the following
website: www.faa.gov/go/rebate.
The above information was extracted from the
Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Federal Register, Volume 81,
No. 110.

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